Big Green Drop Ivy League Home Opener Versus Cornell, 3-2

Friday, October 4

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

7-5,0-2Ivy League

Cornell University

8-3,2-0Ivy League

Cornell

Dartmouth

Big Green Drop Ivy League Home Opener Versus Cornell, 3-2

10/4/2024 10:13:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Callie Cyr

HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth College women's volleyball team fell to Cornell in the Ivy League home opener this evening, 3-2 from Leede Arena.

SET BREAKDOWN:
25-22, Dartmouth; 25-16, Dartmouth; 25-20, Cornell; 25-21, Cornell; 16-14, Cornell

The Big Green fall to 7-5 (0-2 Ivy League) and Cornell improves to 8-3 (2-0 Ivy League).

Score: Cornell 3, Dartmouth 2
Records: Dartmouth (7-5, 0-2 Ivy League), Cornell (8-3, 2-0 Ivy League)
Location: Hanover, N.H. (Leede Arena)
Date: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024

UP NEXT:

The Big Green are back in action when they welcome Columbia to Hanover on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
SET ONE:

The Big Red opened to a 15-8 lead but an 8-2 run by the Big Green brought the gap to one, 17-16 Cornell, and a Big Red timeout.
A kill by Kauany Gutz and Emma Symon and three errors from Cornell gave Dartmouth a 22-21 lead.
The final three points of the set went to Dartmouth on kills by Maddie LaFata and Piper Stevens, set Big Green, 25-22.

SET TWO:

The teams exchanged runs to open the second set until Dartmouth blew open their lead to 18-10 with two kills from LaFata and three from Stevens.
The final six of eight scores went to Dartmouth to take the set, 25-16.

SET THREE:

The Big Red came out hot and quickly took a commanding 9-1 lead, forcing a Dartmouth timeout.
Two kills and two Cornell errors brought the Big Green within two, 17-15 to then force a Big Red timeout.
Dartmouth again closed the gap to just one, 20-19, leading to another Cornell time out.
Cornell was able to end the set on an ace, 25-20.

SET FOUR:

The teams went back and forth until Cornell took a three-point lead, 12-9.
A 7-2 run by the Big Green led by five kills put Dartmouth out front, 16-14.
Cornell was able to come back and tie the set at 20-20, and eventually won the set, 25-21.

SET FIVE:

Both teams exchanged two point runs until Cornell had four straight to get in front 6-4.
Dartmouth scored four of their own to take an 8-6 lead.
Faced with set point, Cornell notched four, evening the score 14-14. Scoring the next two, Cornell took the set, 16-14.